A new campaign by the U.S. Department Health and Human Services is aimed at educating women on the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. Heart attacks are the number one cause of death for women in the United States. Signs for women are slightly different than men. Among the symptoms are fatigue, which often [...]
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Women need to recognize heart attack symptoms
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Skagit County crash shows need for seatbelts, car seats
Thursday, October 21st, 2010A car crash Wednesday in Skagit County resulting in the injury of a 10-year-old should again serve as a reminder that it takes just seconds for someone to suffer needlessly. Click here for the story in the Oct. 21 edition of the Skagit Valley Herald. Unintentional injury, particularly associated with falls and motor vehicle crashes, [...]
Safe Kids Skagit Member Wins Regional Award
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Washington Elementary School employee and community volunteer Jim Lippert received the Safe Kids Washington Volunteer of the Year Award at the group’s regional conference in Portland on Sept. 29. Lippert, 59, is volunteer coordinator at Washington Elementary School. He also monitors the school playground, mentors kids and is the crosswalk coordinator. Passersby see him every [...]
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Poster Contest
Friday, September 10th, 2010The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is sponsoring a nationwide carbon monoxide (CO) safety poster contest to help raise awareness about the dangers of CO in the home. Please download the poster contest flyer for more information. All middle school students in sixth, seventh and eight grades are eligible to enter.
Booster Seat Review
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list of good and bad booster seats. It’s listing was on the “Today” show Wednesday, Sept. 8. Click here for the story and the video clip. As a rule, car seats and booster seats should properly fit a child and the car in which the child rides. [...]
What would you do?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010From our friends at ABC News, this video tells an interesting tale of what normal people would do if they saw a baby left alone in a car. A child does not have the ability to regulate their body temperature. The inside of a vehicle will heat up more quickly then the outside of the [...]
Tulip Pedal 2011 date set
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010The 30th annual Tulip Pedal will take place at La Conner Middle School on April 16, 2011. More details will follow.
Mr. Yuk Poster Contest Coming Aug. 1
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010The Washington Poison Center Announces Mr. Yuk Poster Contest Contest details: Contest is open to all 6-12 year olds in Washington State Posters must be postmarked between August 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011 with an Entry Form (found at www.wapc.org) Theme – Mr. Yuk Rules All participants will receive a small gift from Mr. [...]
Boost ‘em in the Back Seat
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Washington’s current child passenger safety law has been on the books for three years as of July 1, 2010. Simply put, kids need to be in a car seat of some kind until 8 years old, unless that child is 4′ 9″ tall. That means older kids need to be in a booster seat until [...]
Skagit EMS Public CPR Program to Change Aug. 1, 2010
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Beginning Aug. 1, 2010, the Skagit County EMS Commission will implement changes to its public CPR and first aid program. The class fee will increase from $10 to $20. In order to ensure that we have classes filled by those intending on taking the class, payments will be non-refundable and non-transferable. Class attendees will be required to [...]
